Architecture & Development — Dhaka, Bangladesh
Architecture,in proportion.
Climate-responsive homes of brick, light and green — each one measured against the golden ratio, the proportion nature grows by.
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The ratio nature builds with. We design with it — and with the sun, the wind and the monsoon of Bengal.
We are 1point6D — architects and builders from Bangladesh. We let the climate draw the first line: the south-east breeze, the western sun, the monsoon rain. Then we measure every space against the golden ratio, until the building feels inevitable.
- Selected works
- 08
- Katha of land shaped
- 208.5
- Designing since
- 2018
We build with five materials. Four of them are free.
Light, breeze, green and rain cost nothing — if a building is shaped to receive them. Brick does the rest.
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Light /alo/
Deep overhangs, screened terraces and perforated planes filter the harsh western sun into soft, livable light.
Breeze /batash/
Bedrooms and balconies turn south to the seasonal south-east winds, while courtyards pull cross-ventilation through every home.
Green /sobuj/
Vines, planters and terraces make each building a vertical landscape — gardens in the sky that cool the microclimate.
Brick /it/
Exposed brick and concrete, chosen for durability and low maintenance — a timeless palette rooted in the craft of Bengal.
Rain /brishti/
Monsoon rain is harvested into underground reservoirs, giving water back to the building and the land.
- আলো
Light /alo/
Deep overhangs, screened terraces and perforated planes filter the harsh western sun into soft, livable light.
- বাতাস
Breeze /batash/
Bedrooms and balconies turn south to the seasonal south-east winds, while courtyards pull cross-ventilation through every home.
- সবুজ
Green /sobuj/
Vines, planters and terraces make each building a vertical landscape — gardens in the sky that cool the microclimate.
- ইট
Brick /it/
Exposed brick and concrete, chosen for durability and low maintenance — a timeless palette rooted in the craft of Bengal.
- বৃষ্টি
Rain /brishti/
Monsoon rain is harvested into underground reservoirs, giving water back to the building and the land.
Every plot, in proportion.
Our work, indexed the way we think about it — by the land it stands on. Each plot is drawn to the same scale.
- 135Katha
Eco Vacation House
Vacation house · Cumilla - 29Katha
29 Katha Residence
Residential development · Bangladesh - 12Katha
The Artisan Retreat
Joint-venture residence · Bangladesh - 10Katha
Gulshan Residence
Multi-family residence · Gulshan, Dhaka - 7.5Katha
Bithi Residence
Multi-family residence · Bangladesh - 07Katha
Tafazzal Residence
Private house · Bangladesh - 05Katha
Rokon Residence
Multi-family residence · Bangladesh - 03Katha
Dipu Residence
Corner-plot residence · Bangladesh
Eco Vacation House
135 katha of countryside near Cumilla — and only seven of them built. Thatch, bamboo and water, photographed after completion.
We build what we draw.
Our development arm turns the studio's architecture into homes you can own — and partners with landowners who want more from their land.
Flagship development · In development
29 Katha Residence
1point6D Holdings' flagship development: brick towers stepping around a shared community ground, with terraces, a car lift and a swimming pool in the sky.
- Community space at ground level
- Car lift
- Open terrace & swimming pool
- Deep verandas on every home
- Land
- 29 katha · 20,880 sq ft · 1,940 m²
- Height
- G+13
- Years
- 2025 — Ongoing
- Status
- In progress